The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-07-23

ored man in the employ OF j. w. Reynolds,
and was out just after dark, mendlng up
some log heaps that were burning. He had
just finished and had started to the house,
when man stepped from behind a tree and
shot him in the back and shoulder, four or
five balls taking effect. The intent was
murder. The man is up again. He says he
knows the party who shot him. A certain
young man has left the neighborhood.
Moss Bluff is a thriving agricultural and
fruit-growing settlement on the Ocklawaha
river, in Marion county. 1t classes among
its citizens some of tho most successful
| farmers and orange growers in this part OF
the State. The lands being very productive,
yield immense crops of corn, cotton, sugar
cane, potatoes, etc The crops were never
better than this season, and the farmers
wear smiling faces. Ocala has heretofore
mOnopolized the cotton traffic in that sec
| ton, but that town had only one buyer last
season, and the people were not satisfied
with the prices.
Naval Cadet William p. Baya, of Jack
sOnville, who about q month ago became
dissatisfied with the course of study and
training in the United States Naval Acad-
envy, sent in his resignation and returned
home, left Tuesday for New London Conn.
to join his class on the naval vessel Constel-
lation, the Secretary of the Navy having
refused to accept his resignation, but instead
ordered him to report for duty on July -.
Cadet Baya was at first very much dlsaT-
pointed at not having his resignation &C
cepted, but finally cheered up and willingly
consented to go. Having been in training
for three years no will graduate in year
longer
Thursday DR.. J. C. Burroughs, of Jack
sonville attended a man who had been
struck by lightning at bis home in Panama,
a small place about five miles down the
river. The mans name was A +. w God.
He had just returned home, and was lead
ing his horse into the stable when the bolt
of lightning struck and killed the horse in
stantly, and, knocking him down, rendered
him for n time unconscious. The doctor
found upon examination that Woods right
side was burned slightly by the electric
fluid, and that his right arm and leg were
partially paraiyZed from the effects of the
shock. DIR. Burroughs relieved the pain as
much as possible, and when he left Mr..
Wood was feeling much better.
The Great Council of the Improved Order
of Red Men of the State of Florida kindled
its regular council fire in the wigwam of
Cherokee Tribe No. &, of Jacksonville, Tues
day The following chiefs were elected to
serve for the ensuing term, until the next
regular kindling of the council fire of the
Great Council: Great Prophet, Louis Wit
kOvski; Great Sachem, A. Duncan; Great
Senior Sycamore, L. A. Biggs; Great Junior
Sycamore, John A. Dohm; Great Chief of
Records, r. Lester gladden.; Great Keeper
of Wampum, James Million; Representative
60 the Great Council of the United States,
w. N. Meacham. Pursuant to arrange
ments an invitation to a banquet at Hotel
Togni was rendered TO the Great Council by
Cherokee Tribe No s. of Jacksonville, and
accepted.
A box car was robbed at Callahan Satur-
day night, July 10, but only two boxes of
chewing tobacco were missing. The Mar
shall of the place, Mr.. James Carroll, who is
also car inspector of the Florida Railway
and Navigation Company's line, was put on
the lookout, but no clue was traced to the theft
till a passenger who boarded the train at
Bryceville Wednesday informed him of a
strange man offering tobacco for sale i'll
small lots along the line of the road. The
culprit proved to be Robert O'Brien, who
was for a long time employed by the rail
road at Fernandina, and has heretofore
borne an excellent name, having had many
trusted duties given him, which We're faith
fully performed. His ruling vice was his
fondne5s for drink. He pleaded that hun
ger drove him TO the theft.
Charlotte Harbor Beacon: Capt. Hall. of
steamboat Shipman, arrived at Fort Meade
bridge on Monday last having made safe
run from Kissimmee City. He was delayed
a week by an accident to part of his ma
chinery, which had to be sent to Orlando
for repairs Otherwise, he was not long on
the trip. Capt. Hall reports Peace river
even in its present medium low stage as far
better than he expected to find a stream
never before steambOated Its
impediments We're caused by fallen timber
and the carelesSness of bee-hunters and
shingle-getters Telling trees into the channel,
a practice which ought to be condemned
Should this be the pioneer Of freight boats
on Peace river, merchants all along the val
ley will be able to obtain their heavy freight
via Trabue from New Orleans, St Louis
and Cincinnati. Such trade alone would
pay line of steamers across the Gulf
Though Fort Meade appears to be the
fartheSt limit OF freight navigation
Capt. Hall has, after a careful exami-
nation of the river above given his opinion
that he can make excursions as far as the
mouth of KisSingcn Springs near Barlow,
and the Fort Meade citizens are now busy
assisting him to cut out the lighter obstruc-
tionS in this section OF the river below the
bend from the brick yard down to the
shoals at the new bridge--a stretch i'll
Guiding every point at which the river
would be crossed by new railroad.